Israel is studying the possibility of supplying Ukraine with "Iron Dome"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is studying the possibility of supplying Ukraine with the "Iron Dome" anti-missile system, but first he is examining the potential political repercussions of this step.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he is studying the possibility of supplying Ukraine with the "Iron Dome" anti-missile system, but he is looking first at the potential political repercussions of this step.

This development was revealed by Netanyahu in an interview with the French "LCI" channel, the details of which were reported on Sunday by Hebrew media, including the "Yediot Ahronot" newspaper and Channel "13".

Netanyahu said, "We have almost finished the process of forming a government. We will study whether to provide Ukraine with the Iron Dome system We are now in the process of formulating our policy, and after that we will discuss the political repercussions of the issue."

Since February 24, 2022, Russia has launched an attack on its neighbor Ukraine, prompting countries, led by the United States, Israel's ally, to impose severe economic sanctions on Moscow.

Netanyahu continued, "We will check the availability of the system, as well as our policy and interests in the region. It is possible that Israel's contribution to Ukraine will be in other areas."

He also made it clear that "one of the main considerations in making this decision is the desire of the Israeli government not to enter into a military conflict with Russia or the Russian air forces operating in the region, including in Syrian airspace."

From time to time, Israeli warplanes target what Tel Aviv says are Iranian targets in Syria, as both Israel and Iran consider the other country their number one enemy.

And Netanyahu added: "We have additional considerations that other countries (apparently he means the United States) are not required to take into account."

And he continued, "I cannot make any promises. We have to see what options are available and take into account our interests in the region."

The previous Israeli government, headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, had previously refused to supply Ukraine with weapons, and contented itself with the transfer of humanitarian aid to Kyiv.

However, the United States does not stop calling on Israel to provide security assistance to Ukraine, which was confirmed by its Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken, who met Netanyahu in West Jerusalem on Monday.

Blinken said, during a press conference with Netanyahu, that he discussed with the Israeli prime minister the issue of helping Ukraine.

Accusing Iran of aiding Russia, Blinken said, "This confirms the need to help Ukraine also in the security aspect, and not just the humanitarian one."

Iran has more than once denied Western accusations of providing its ally Russia with drones to use in the war in Ukraine.